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A heartfelt plea from Sūrah al-Aʿrāf where the supplicant acknowledges their wrongdoing and seeks Allah’s forgiveness and mercy, understanding the grave consequences of being without His pardon.
رَبَّنَا ظَلَمْنَا أَنْفُسَنَا وَإِنْ لَمْ تَغْفِرْ لَنَا وَتَرْحَمْنَا لَنَكُونَنَّ مِنَ الْخَاسِرِينَ
Our Lord, we have wronged ourselves, and if You do not forgive us and have mercy upon us, we will surely be among the losers.
Rabbanā ẓalamnā anfusanā wa in lam taghfir lanā wa tarḥamnā lanakūnanna mina al-khāsirīn.
Context
This Duʿā can be recited when seeking Allah's forgiveness, especially after realising one's mistakes or sins. To acknowledge one's shortcomings and seek Allah's mercy and forgiveness, recognising the dire consequences of being devoid of His mercy.
This duʿā was recited by Ādam (Adam), peace be upon him and his wife after they ate from the forbidden tree in Paradise. It signifies the essence of repentance and turning back to Allah after committing a mistake.
Benefits
This supplication embodies the essence of repentance. It is a sincere acknowledgment of one's mistakes and a plea for Allah's mercy and forgiveness. It also emphasises the understanding that without Allah's mercy, one is truly lost.
